Record Group 310Records of the Agricultural Research ServiceAdministrative History

The Agricultural Research Administration was established in the Department
of Agriculture by an Executive order of February 23, 1942, to coordinate
the activities of several scientific bureaus. It was consolidated with
these bureaus on November 2, 1953, to form the Agricultural Research Service,
which plans, administers, and conducts research and related regulatory
programs.

Records DescriptionDates: 1907-1965 Volume:
2 cubic feet

Records of the Naval Stores Laboratory,
Olustee, Florida. The records relate to the work of the laboratory in turning
timber into high-quality naval stores. They consist primarily of technical
and public information publications. Nontextual records include
photographs.

The Army Staff, dating from 1947, is the military staff of the Secretary
of the Army and includes the Chief of Staff and his immediate assistants,
the Army General Staff, the Special Staff, and the Administrative and Technical
Staffs. Its duties include preparing plans, investigating and reporting
on Army efficiency and readiness, preparing instructions for and supervising
Army operations, and representing the Secretary of the Army and the Chief
of Staff to all Department of Defense organizations. It is also responsible
for administrative support such as financial services. The Chief of Finance,
part of various subdivisions of the Army Staff, has operated field offices.

Records DescriptionDates: 1947-1950 Volume: less than 1 cubic foot

Records of the Army Services Forces Finance Office, Knoxville.
The records document awards to civilian employees for faithful service.
The records are orders.

Record Group 326Records of the Atomic Energy Commission Administrative History

The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) was established in 1946 to control
the development and use of atomic energy, including the encouragement of
private participation in research and practical uses of atomic energy.
The AEC had responsibility to regulate the use of nuclear materials in
order to protect the health and safety of the public. It was concerned
with fissionable material supply, development of reactors, development
and testing of nuclear weapons, basic and applied research, dissemination
of information relating to atomic energy, and development and administration
of international cooperation for peaceful uses of atomic energy. The AEC
was discontinued on October 11, 1974, and was replaced by two new agencies:
the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA, see RG 430) and
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, see RG 431). The functions of ERDA
were later incorporated into the Department of Energy when that Department
was created in 1977.

Records DescriptionDates: 1942-1973 Volume: 3,260 cubic feet

Records of the following divisions and sections of the Oak Ridge
Operations Office, Tennessee:

Assistant Manager for Public Education, 1944-1968;

Assistant Manager for Public Education, Oak Ridge Journal, 1944-1948;

Community Affairs Division, 1943-1960;

Contracts Division, 1963-1969;

Engineering and Construction Division, 1947-1966;

Organization and Personnel Division, 1946-1966;

Production/Energy Construction Branch, 1947-1949;

Production Plant Construction Branch, 1947-1950;

Reactor Division, 1955-1967;

Research Division, 1944-1966;

Research and Development Division, 1947-1968, and the successor organization,
Research and Technical Support Division, 1969-1973;

Research and Medicine Division, 1944-1950;

Security Division, 1950-1962.

The records document the atomic bomb program, the development of civilian
uses of nuclear energy, and the construction and management of Oak Ridge.
The records are correspondence, journals, news releases, and the newspaper
Oak Ridge Journal. Nontextual records include architectural
drawings, blueprints, and maps.

The records relate to the development and testing of nuclear energy. The
records include correspondence, contract reports, financial records,
manuals, plant schedules, and progress and technical reports.

Records of the Manhattan Engineer District (MED), Central Files,
1942-1950. The records relate to all aspects of activities coordinated
by the office, including contract work and MED area offices throughout
the country. The records consist of correspondence, some headquarters files,
and reports.

Records of the New York Operations Office, 1943-1949. The records
relate to the atomic bomb program and the development of civilian uses
of nuclear energy. The records are correspondence, news releases, and technical
reports.

Records of the Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South Carolina, 1950-1972.
The records relate to the Technical Production Division, the Dana Plant
(a prototype plant in Indiana), and E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.,
and include budget records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, press
releases, project history files, technical reports, and work orders and
requests. Nontextual records include drawings, plans, and
specifications.

Restrictions
Access to some files or portions of documents may be restricted because
of national security.

Record Group 336Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation Administrative History

The Office of the Chief of Transportation was established in the Services
of Supply (SOS), War Department on March 2, 1942, to head the Transportation
Division. It was abolished by General Order 39 of December 1, 1964. Within
the United States, the Office administered a variety of field installations
and functions, including ports of embarkation, port agencies, transportation
depots, offices, and zones.

Records DescriptionDates: 1943-1964 Volume: 13 cubic feet

Records of the following units:

Charleston Transportation and Army Depot, North Charleston, South Carolina,
1946-1964;

Record Group 338Records of the U.S. Army Commands, 1942- Administrative History
The present system of U.S. Army commands, which are organized both
functionally and geographically, emerged from a War Department reorganization
of February 28, 1942. The system has a complex administrative structure
including massive domestic and overseas operations.

Records DescriptionDates: 1947-1966 Volume: 7 cubic feet

Records of the U.S. Army Audit Agency, Southern
Region, Atlanta District, 1960-1966. The records relate to budget, operations, and travel and
consist of bulletins, correspondence, general orders,
and instructions.

Records of U.S. army hospitals at:

Fort Benning (Martin Army Hospital), Georgia, 1951-1963;

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 1956-1963;

Fort Campbell, Kentucky, 1951-1963;

Fort Gordon, Georgia, 1950-1965;

Fort Jackson, South Carolina, 1951-1966;

Fort Knox (Ireland Army Hospital), Kentucky , 1947-1966;

Fort McClellan (Noble Army Hospital), Alabama, 1951-1965;

Fort McPherson, Georgia, 1951-1965;

Fort Rucker (Lyster Army Hospital), Alabama, 1951-1966;

Fort Stewart, Georgia, 1958-1963.

The records document policies and procedures, the administration of the
hospitals, and American Red Cross activities. They include annual reports,
correspondence, medical daily diaries, orders, regulations, and reports.
Records of the following U.S. army schools, 1941-1958:

Atlanta Ordnance Automotive School, Atlanta General Depot;

Second Army Area Food Service School, Fort Knox and sub-school at Camp
Breckenridge, Kentucky;

Third Army Area Food Service School, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Fort
Benning, Georgia.

The records document activities, policies, and administration of the schools.
They include correspondence, orders, reports, and a manpower appraisal
survey.

Record Group 341Records of Headquarters U.S. Air Force (Air Staff)Administrative History

Headquarters U.S. Air Force, also known as the Air Staff, was established
September 18, 1947, under terms of the National Security Act of 1947. The
Chief of Staff is directly responsible to the Secretary of the Air Force
and presides over the Air Staff which is divided into five functional groupings
each headed by a deputy chief of staff.

Records DescriptionDates: 1948-1955 Volume: 81 cubic feet

Records of the Director of Construction, Assistant Chief of Staff, South Atlantic
Region. The records relate the
organization and administration, and the development of plans and procedures
for Air Force installations in Alabama (11), Florida (25), Georgia
(17), Mississippi (7), North Carolina (8), South Carolina (10), Tennessee
(4), and Panama (1). Records consist of correspondence, directives, housing
studies, personnel records, and textual construction and master plans.
Nontextual records include blueprints and maps for U.S. Army airfields,
former Army Air Corps installations, and civilian airports.

Finding Aid
Entries 498, 499, 500, and 503 in Helene Bowen, comp., Preliminary
Inventory of the Records of Headquarters, United States Air Force,
NM 15 (1963).

Record Group 342Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and
Organizations
at NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta)Administrative History
The U.S. Air Force (USAF) was established in 1947 as the successor
of the U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF), which had developed from a series
of military air services dating back to 1907. The record group consists
of records of the field organization of the USAF and its predecessors.

Records DescriptionDates: 1953-1969 Volume: 7 cubic feet

Records of Homestead Air Force Base, Florida. The records relate
to public affairs and real property and include case files and press releases.

Records of the Contract Management District, Orlando Air Force
Base, Florida. The records relate to reimbursement for travel expenses
and assignment of personnel. They consist of forms and orders.

Records of the AFROTC Detachment, Duke University, Durham, North
Carolina. The records relate to promotions, travel, and duties of cadets.
They consist of orders.

Record Group 355Records of the National Agricultural Statistics Service Administrative History
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics was established within the Department
of Agriculture on July 1, 1922. It continued the work of conducting studies
and disseminating information relating to agricultural production, crop
estimates, marketing, finance, labor, and other agricultural programs begun
as early as 1903 by several other bureaus. In 1953, it was replaced by
the Agricultural Marketing Service and Agricultural Research Service, which
were merged in 1961 to form the Economic Research Service. The latter service
then became the Statistical Reporting Service in 1981.

Records DescriptionDates: 1909-1971 Volume: 25 cubic feet

Records of state offices for:

Alabama, 1941-1971;

Florida, 1951-1962;

Georgia, 1909-1967;

North Carolina, 1953-1968;

South Carolina, 1918-1965;

Tennessee, 1954-1959.

The records document statistical work on national and state comparative
agriculture data such as crop, livestock, and weather conditions, and market
prices and include estimates, publications, reports, and surveys.

Record Group 381Records of the Community Services Administration Administrative History

The Community Services Administration (CSA), 1976-1981, was established
by the Headstart, Economic Opportunity, and Community Partnership Act of
1974 to assume some of the anti-poverty functions of the Office of Economic
Opportunity. It was headed by a director assisted by the National Advisory
Council on Economic Opportunity. Funding (grants and loans) and job training
programs under various titles of the 1974 act were administered regionally
through two organizational units, the Office of Community Action and the
Office of Economic Development. The CSA was abolished by an Executive order
of September 30, 1981, and its functions transferred to other Federal agencies,
particularly the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office
of Management and Budget.

Records DescriptionDates: 1965-1980 Volume: 18 cubic feet

Records of Region IV Community Action Program (CAP). The records
relate to the Head Start and anti-poverty programs carried out by the CAP
in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Tennessee. The records consist of clippings, correspondence,
evaluations, notes, and reports.

Records of the Effective Guidance Division. The records relate
to Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), child care, family
planning, and Project Head Start and include correspondence, evaluations,
and reports.

Record Group 392Records of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Districts and Defenses,
1901-1942
at NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta)Administrative History
In 1901, the Artillery Corps was divided into field artillery batteries
and coast artillery companies under newly created artillery districts.
Each district consisted of harbor defense forts, with accompanying minefields
and land defenses. In 1913, the coast artillery districts were redesignated
coast defense commands.

Records DescriptionDates: 1901-1946 Volume: 127 cubic feet

Records of the following coastal and harbor defenses:

Cape Fear Coast Defenses Command, 1907-1923;

Charleston Coast Defenses Command, 1906-1919;

Fort Screven, Georgia, 1901-1923;

Key West Harbor Defenses Command, 1901-1943;

Mobile Coast Defenses Command, 1915-1924;

Pensacola Harbor Defenses Command, 1901-1946;

Savannah Coast Defenses Command, 1901-1924;

South Atlantic Coast Artillery District, 1917-1921;

Tampa Coast Defenses Command, 1903-1922.

The records relate to duties associated with the defense of Southeastern
coasts and harbors including location, design and construction of batteries,
employment of submarine nets, and command and administrative activities.
They include battery emplacement books, correspondence, general and special
orders, indexes, memorandums, radiograms, and reports.

Record Group 397Records of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency Administrative History

The Defense Civil Preparedness Agency was established in the Department
of Defense (DOD) by DOD Directive 5105.43, May 5, 1972, inheriting functions
previously undertaken by the Office of Civilian Defense within the Department
of the Army. The functions of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency were
to coordinate and direct Federal, State, and local civil defense program
activities, including fallout shelters; chemical, biological, and radiological
warfare defense; emergency communications and warning systems; postattack
assistance and damage assessment; preparedness planning; and government
continuity. It was abolished by Executive Order 12148 on July 20, 1979,
retroactive to July 15, 1979, and its duties were transferred to the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.

Records DescriptionDates: 1967-1968 Volume: 1 cubic foot
Records of the Office of Civil Defense, Southeast Region (Region
3), Thomasville, Georgia. The records document the program to donate surplus
Federal property to state and local governments for use in emergency operations
for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Tennessee. They consist of annual reviews, correspondence, invoices
and certifications, reports, surplus property and sales files.

Record Group 403Records of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Administrative History
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established
as an independent agency by the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 253)
to monitor compliance with and enforce provisions of statutes to end discrimination
in employment. The Commission's field offices receive charges of job discrimination
under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Equal Pay
Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. Field
offices may also initiate charges alleging that a violation of Title VII
or the ADA has occurred.

Records DescriptionDates: 1971-1980 Volume: 1 cubic foot
Records of the district office, Memphis. The records document
the landmark case, EEOC v. Kimberly-Clark, in which the Commission
sued Kimberly-Clark, a Memphis-based paper and tissue products corporation,
for race and sex discrimination. This case file includes correspondence,
memorandums, personnel files, and statistics.

Record Group 406Records of the Federal Highway Administration Administrative History
The Department of Transportation Act of 1966 established the Federal
Highway Administration (FHA) and transferred to it the Bureau of Public
Roads (see RG 30). The FHA administers Federal financial assistance to
the States for highway construction and conducts research and programs
relating to highway safety.

Record Group 407Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1917- Administrative History
The Adjutant General's Office was given authority to assign, promote,
transfer, retire, and discharge all Army officers and enlisted men under
the National Defense Act of 1916. In 1942, it was placed under the Commanding
General, Services of Supply (later Army Service Forces). It has responsibility
for administrative services including records accounting, management, and
publications. The Office's responsibilities were transferred in 1946 to
the General Staff, and in 1947 to the new Department of the Army, Deputy
Chief of Staff for Personnel. By memorandum, U.S. Army Chief of Staff,
November 17, 1986, the Adjutant General was removed from the Army Staff,
and title and lineage were transferred to the Director of Personnel Service
Support, Military Personnel Center.

The AGO had responsibility for such administrative services as operation
of the Army personnel statistical and accounting system, records management,
publications, postal services, and special and heraldic services of the
Army. The field offices of the AGO within the United States include publication
centers.

Records DescriptionDates: 1945-1948 Volume: less than 1 cubic foot

Records of the Adjutant General Depot and Regional Office, Atlanta.
The records relate to administration and consist of correspondence, general
orders, histories, and memorandums.

Record Group 412Records of the Environmental Protection Agency Administrative History

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in the executive
branch as an independent agency pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3 of
1970, effective December 2, 1970. The EPA was created to coordinate Federal
action in cooperation with State and local governments to abate and control
pollution in the areas of air, water, solid waste, pesticides, radiation,
and toxic substances. It conducts research, monitoring, standards setting,
and enforcement activities.

Records DescriptionDates: 1967-1988 Volume: 250 cubic feet

Records of the Office of Policy and Managment, Region IV, Atlanta.
Region IV included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The records concern public hearings
on permits for ocean dumping and pollutant discharge. They are correspondence,
news releases and newspaper clippings, notes, reports, and transcripts.

Records of the Air Programs Branch, Region IV, 1972-1974. The
records document state plans to attain and maintain national ambient air
quality standards. The records consist of compliance schedules, correspondence,
plans and amendments, and progress and status reports.

Records of the Water Management Division, Region IV, 1984-1988.
The records concern applications for permits for underground injection
of salt water into abandoned oil wells. They consist of briefs and reports.

Records of the Water Programs Branch, Water Quality Standards
Section, Region IV, 1967-1971. Records concern conferences about setting
water quality standards for interstate river basins, environmental problems
in the Mississippi River Basin, and preparing recommendations concerning
dissolved oxygen and water temperature standards. The records consist of
correspondence, reports of conference proceedings, laboratory reports,
and memorandums.

Records of the Water Enforcement Branch, Region IV, 1975. The
records concern compliance with allowable discharge levels of pollutants,
data, and applications for permits to discharge pollutants into navigable
waters. They consist of correspondence and reports.

Records of the Regional Hearing Clerk, 1972-1982. The records
document public and adjudicatory hearings on proposed actions of private
companies. They consist of correspondence, dockets, exhibits, and transcripts.

Record Group 414Records of Regional Committees and Commissions Records of the U.S. Study Commission--Southeast River BasinsAdministrative History
The U.S. Study Commission--Southeast River Basins was established as
a joint Federal-State organization by the Act of August 28, 1958, to formulate
plans for the conservation, utilization, and development of the land and
water resources of specified river basins in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
and South Carolina. The Commission completed its final report to the President
in early 1962 and was terminated December 23, 1962.

Records of the U.S. Study Commission on Southeast River Basins,
Atlanta, 1959-1963. The records document the development of a comprehensive
plan for the conservation and development of the land and water resources
of the Southeast. Included are background files, minutes, study plans,
supporting data files, technical reports, and transcripts of public hearings.
Nontextual records include audio tapes, maps, and photographs.

Records of the Southeast Federal Regional CouncilAdministrative History
The Southeast Federal Regional Council was one of ten councils established
by Executive Order 11647 of February 10, 1972, to improve coordination
and communication among various Federal organizations involved in programs
relating to poverty and public welfare in southern urban areas. The council
was composed of regional directors and regional administrators of the Departments
of Housing and Urban Development, the Office of Economic Opportunity, the
Department of Labor, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and
a regional representative of the Secretary of Transportation, all located
in Atlanta. The Council, along with its nine counterparts, was abolished
in 1983 by Executive Order 12407.

Records of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development CommissionAdministrative History
The Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission was established
by an Act of October 1, 1988 (102 Stat. 229) to identify and study the
economic development, education, employment, health care, housing, infrastructure,
transportation, recreation, and resource development needs of the lower
Mississippi region, and establish priorities to alleviate the needs identified.

The Lower Mississippi area was identified as 219 counties and parishes
in the States of Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, and Tennessee. The Commission consisted of nine members, seven
appointed by the governors of the affected states, and two appointed by
the President. Wilbur F. Hawkins served as Executive Director and the AgriCenter
International in Memphis, Tennessee, was designated headquarters for the
Commission. The first meeting of the Commission was held on March 3, 1989,
in Little Rock, Arkansas, with Governor Bill Clinton as chairman.

The Commission met in formal as well as work sessions, held public hearings,
and conducted conferences and discussions. It also contracted with private
individuals, research organizations, special interest groups, area colleges
and universities, and local and regional government agencies to prepare
research papers or sponsor conferences on issues under study.

The Commission issued an interim report, Body of the Nation,
on October 16, 1989, and a final report, The Delta Initiatives: Realizing
the Dream...Fulfilling the Potential, on May 14, 1990. The Commission
terminated its operations on September 30, 1990.

Records DescriptionDates: 1989-1990 Volume: 5.5 cubic feet
Records of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission,
Memphis. The records relate to prioritizing the economic and resource development
needs of the Lower Mississippi River region consisting of 219 counties
in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and
Tennessee. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was Chairman of the Commission.
Other members included Mississippi Governor Ray Mabus, and Louisiana Governor
Buddy Roemer. The Commission sponsored nine conferences throughout the
region and contracted for 26 research papers on such topics as tourism,
rural poverty and family life, agriculture, youth, community leadership,
and private philanthropy. The records include contract files, Executive
Director's files, minutes of meetings, news clippings, press releases,
publications, and transcripts of testimony at public hearings. Nontextual
records include maps.

Record Group 431Records of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Administrative History
Established as an independent agency by the Energy Reorganization Act
of 1974 (88 Stat. 1242), the NRC became operational on January 19, 1975,
taking up the duties of the former Atomic Energy Commission. The NRC regulates
the civilian uses of nuclear energy by licensing persons and companies
to own and use nuclear materials, and to build and operate nuclear reactors.
It also conducts inspections to ensure compliance with licensing standards.
Five regional offices assist the Bethesda, Maryland, headquarters. Region
II is located in Atlanta.

Records DescriptionDates: 1974-1982 Volume: 2 cubic feet

Records of the Public Affairs Office, Region II, Atlanta. The
records relate to informing the public about Commission's regulation of
the nuclear energy industry including prevention of nuclear-related emergencies
and include briefings, press releases, and transcripts of speeches.

Record Group 433Records of the Mine Safety and Health Administration Administrative History
In May 1973, a Department of the Interior order created the Mining
Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) and moved the functions of
the Health and Safety Division of the Bureau of Mines to MESA. The Mine
Safety and Health Administration, created by the Federal Mine Safety and
Health Amendment Act of 1977 (91 Stat. 1319), absorbed the functions of
MESA.

The Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 gave the Administration
strong enforcement provisions to protect the Nation's coal miners and in
1977 the Congress passed amendments which strengthened the act by expanding
the Administration's responsibilities to the noncoal mining industry.

Records DescriptionDates: 1926-1981 Volume: 76 cubic feet

Records of the Special Investigations Department, District 6,
Pikeville, Kentucky. The records relate to the investigation of fatal mine
accidents and remedial actions. They consist of correspondence, reports,
and transcripts.

Records of District 6, Pikeville, and District 7, Barbourville,
Kentucky. The records relate to permanently closed coal mines and to identifying
work places, elevations, access routes, and ventilation systems of the
mines. They are nontextual records and include plans and
original maps.

Record Group 435Records of the Indian Arts and Crafts Board
at NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta) Administrative History
The Board was established by an act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 891),
to serve Indians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and the general public as an informational,
promotional, and advisory clearinghouse for all matters pertaining to the
development of authentic Indian and Eskimo arts and crafts. It receives
administrative support from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Records DescriptionDates: 1958-1983 Volume: 13 cubic feet

Records of the Seminole Field Office, Dania, Florida, and the
Cherokee Field Office, Cherokee, North Carolina. The records relate to
efforts to promote Indian arts and crafts and to expand marketability of
native American wares such as baskets and woven goods and include correspondence,
brochures, and financial reports. Nontextual records include
audio tapes and photographs of artists and their work.

Record Group 442Records of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Administrative History
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the Federal agency
charged with protecting the public health of the nation by providing leadership
and direction in the prevention and control of diseases and other preventable
conditions and by responding to public health emergencies.

The agency began in the World War II era as Malaria Control in War Areas.
It has since undergone numerous reorganizations as part of the Public Health
Service. The present name was assigned by the Preventive Health Amendments
of 1992.

Records DescriptionDates: 1887-1983 Volume: 600 cubic feet

Records of the Center for Disease Control Office, Atlanta, 1939-1973,
including the:

Interagency Commission on Back Contamination relating to returning lunar
missions;

Office of the Director;

Office of Information;

Office of Facilities Planning;

Office of Management Analysis;

Office of Training;

Public Advisory Commission;

World Health Organization Liaison.

The records document organization, administration, and operation of CDC,
and studies of disease control and prevention throughout the United States
and other parts of the world, including the work of predecessor agencies,
among them the Office of Malaria Control in War Areas, the Office of Typhus
Control, the Communicable Disease Center, and all units of the Public Health
Service. Included are correspondence, directives, film scripts, forms,
holographs, issuances, memorandums, public relations files, publications,
reports, and transcripts of speeches.

Records of the following branches, divisions, offices, and centers:

Bacterial Disease Branch, 1966-1970, concerning the investigation, diagnosis,
treatment, or control of communicable, vector-borne, and other preventable
conditions, such as salmonella, shigella, and botulism;

Epidemiology Branch, 1927-1973, concerning the study of polio, influenza,
salmonella, and other diseases, bacteria, and viruses;

Family Planning Evaluation Division, 1970-1974, relating to research in
the field of family planning;

Federal Advisory Committee, 1961-1978, relating to the work of members of the public and
non-Federal employees from the fields of education, medicine, public health, research
who advise the CDC on health issues;

Foreign Quarantine Program, 1958-1969, relating to activities of the program
worldwide;

Health Education Task Force, 1971-73, relating to identifying the current
state of health education and devising strategies to improve it;

Immunization Branch, 1967-1972, relating to health studies on various diseases,
such as rubella, mumps, hepatitis, and cholera;

Record Group 452Records of the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration Administrative History
The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (ARBA) was established
by an act of December 11, 1973, to stimulate, coordinate, schedule, and
facilitate the planning and implementation of projects, events, and activities
to celebrate 200 years of American life. It replaced the American Revolution
Bicentennial Commission, which was established by an act of July 4, 1966.
The ARBA worked closely with State Bicentennial Commissions to plan and
conduct a wide variety of programs and provided grants-in-aid for various
activities. The ARBA was terminated on June 30, 1977, pursuant to the terms
of the 1973 act.

Records DescriptionDates: 1972-1976 Volume: 1 cubic foot

Records of the regional office, Atlanta. The records document
commemorative activities involving state and local officials, Members of
Congress, public and private institutions, and the general public in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
The records include correspondence and monthly reports.

Record Group
511Records of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental
Health Administration
at NARA's Southeast Region (Atlanta)Administrative History
The Narcotic Farms Act of January 19, 1929, established
a Narcotics Division as an agency of the Public Health Service, then part
of the Department of the Treasury. On April 11, 1953, the Public Health
Service was transferred to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
(HEW).

The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
(ADAMHA) was established as a constituent unit of the Public Health Service
on September 25, 1973 as a result of an HEW reorganization. ADAMHA consisted
of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA). When the Department of Health, Education and Welfare was split
into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) on May 4, 1980, ADAMHA became an element of HHS.

The ADAMHA was renamed Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration by an Act of July 10, 1992. Under this act,
treatment functions exercised by ADAMHA were transferred to the new agency
and NIMH, NIAAA, and NIDA were transferred to the National Institutes of
Health as research agencies.

ADAMHA administered, through its component units,
programs of research and treatment in areas of substance abuse (alcohol
and drugs) and mental health.

Records DescriptionDates: 1929-1973 Volume: 10 cubic feet

Records of the Public Health Service Clinical Research Center,
Lexington, Kentucky. The records relate to the following offices:

Administrative, 1936-1972

Financial, 1937-1973

Personnel, 1961-1974

Property, Buildings, and Repair, 1929-1973

Public Relations, 1939-1973

The records document research conducted at the hospital and administrative
matters such as budget and finances, building construction and modernization,
and personnel policies and training. The records consist of agreements,
annual reports, correspondence, and news clippings. Nontextual records
include charts, maps, and photographs.

Record Group 527Records of the United States Marshals Service Administrative History

The Judiciary Act of September 24, 1789, made provision for U.S. attorneys
and marshals who are appointed by the President and have functioned under
the general supervision of the Department of Justice since its creation
in 1870. U.S. marshals execute and serve writs, processes, and orders issued
by U.S. courts, U.S. commissioners or magistrates, and commissions. They
also notify the Department of Justice of defiance of Federal authority.

Records DescriptionDates: 1885-1926 Volume: 1 cubic foot

Records of the U.S. Marshal, Southern District of Alabama, Mobile.
The records relate to violations of neutrality laws, peonage cases, World
War I enemy aliens and the Industrial Workers of the World (I.W.W.), as
well as administrative matters such as appointments, personnel, and salaries.
Included are appointment and commission certificates, correspondence, and
newspaper clippings.

Records of the U.S. Marshal, Southern District of Florida, Key
West. The records relate to administrative matters such as pay of bailiffs
and criers; marshal expenses and fees; food, clothing, transportation,
and other support of prisoners; costs associated with the pursuit, seizure,
storage, repair, and sale of vessels involved in rumrunning, smuggling,
and other illegal activities; and fingerprinting procedures. The records
consist of account and cash books, circulars, correspondence, and telegrams.